Editorials

With the onset of a new year often comes the commitment to new things. For many folks, these come in the form of “New Year’s Resolutions.” Even for pe...

Winter began Dec. 21, 2023, and this week, we can really feel it. In our neck of the woods, we are accustomed to mild winters. Some years we don’t eve...

Did you know January is designated as National Volunteer Blood Donor Month? Apparently, during this month each year, blood donations typically drop of...

Well, Franklin County, we’ve made it through another year. By the beginning of next week, 2023 will be in the books, and we will say hello to a bright...

Each year, sharing “Letters to Santa” from Franklin first-graders puts a little extra twinkle in our eyes here at the Franklin County Times. This spec...

Two weeks down, two weeks to go. This is the third week for our annual Christmas Coloring Contest, which means young artists still have this week and ...

In Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” we are early introduced to Ebenezer Scrooge’s selfishness through his interaction with two gentlemen who are ...

It’s perhaps one of the greatest ironies of life that what has been termed “the most wonderful time of the year” can also be the most challenging, bri...

By Ann Epperson McDermitt, Executive Director of Russellville Main Street, and Cassie L. Medley, Executive Director of the Franklin County Chamber of ...

Ready … set … color! Our annual Christmas Coloring Contest returns for another year in next week’s Franklin County Times, so we hope all young artists...